Apple Green Culture of Love

This is a fantastic piece of jewelry to layer or to pair with dresses and swimsuits. The Zuñiga Gomez Family handcrafts the pendant cut from pale green Guatemalan jade and displays on an adjustable black cotton cotton cord.

Jade has been prized in Guatemala and the rest of Central America since pre-Hispanic times. The Mayan inhabitants of the region linked it to the supernatural and the afterlife. Modern artisans like the Zuñiga Gomez Family keep the tradition alive through their art.